Merene Buck

Merene Holt Buck

October 13, 1942 ~ March 18, 2016

Merene Holt Buck passed away on 18 March 2016 from heart failure. She was born in Kamas, Utah, on 13 October 1942, to Joseph Lindsay and Mary Bayles Holt. Throughout her life she achieved many accomplishments in her family, church, academics, profession, and community.

Merene loved learning. She graduated as valedictorian of her Kamas high school class and completed a Bachelor of Arts degree in English at BYU. She then taught English and German​ at Mound Fort Jr. High School in Ogden. Later she substituted in the Box Elder School District and worked for the IRS for many years. While her kids were young, she volunteered with the PTA and even served as the president of the Willard Elementary Chapter for a year. She also worked with the Willard City Council and founded the Willard City Library.

She loved music and taught herself to play the piano and sing. She played for family get-togethers, community functions, and her church all her life. She also loved to read, and passed this love on to her children.

While teaching in Ogden she met J. David Buck at an M-Men and Gleaners activity.  Their 49 years of happy marriage resulted in 9 children and 28 grand- and great grandchildren, all of whom survive her.

As a young woman, she served a mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Austria. After seven of her children served full time missions around the world, she served another mission with her husband to Samara, Russia. After her couples mission, she served in LDS temples as a volunteer and completed family histories and genealogy for her extended family.

It is impossible to summarize such a magnificent life in words. We, her husband, children, grandchildren, brothers, sisters, and friends, will miss her deeply.

Funeral services will be held on Thursday, March 24, 2016 at 11 a.m. at the Willard 4th Ward Chapel, 100 N. 100 W., Willard. Friends may gather with the family on Wednesday from 6 to 8 p.m. at Lindquist’s North Ogden Mortuary, 2140 No. Washington Blvd., and on Thursday from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. at the church.

In lieu of flowers, and according to Merene's wishes, please make a contribution to the missionary fund of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints at http://www.ldsphilanthropies.org.